AUDIENCE FOR: Yuri Leclerc

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[ashenvaliant]

[ it definitely wasn't a happy laugh. ]

But you're as bound by this place as we are. If not more.

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...

[they nod once, quickly. but their words are a little at odds with the gesture.]

I work here. There's no reason for me to want to stop it.

[ashenvaliant]

...

[ he just grips her hand tight. ]

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[you are so sure this is a "her"

they grip his hand back, staying quiet.]

[ashenvaliant]

[ yeah, britt. yeah i am. that, or they can sometimes be a her GLARES AT ]

...

This week sucks.

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It does.

[...their hand is a little shaky in his.]

It really does.

[ashenvaliant]

[ squeezes. ]

...

I think I want some fresh air. Care to accompany me to the courtyard?

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Of course. ...did you want - would it be easier if I used a portal, or did you want to walk...?

[ashenvaliant]

I don't mind the walk if you don't.

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I don't mind it, either.

[they'll walk, then!]

[ashenvaliant]

[ walkies…. ]

I didn’t think to ask before, but out of all the rotating locations, which has been the most interesting one to you so far?

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Oh, hmm... that's hard to say. They're all - interesting, in a way, but knowing what went on at them makes it a little difficult to really enjoy them...

[ashenvaliant]

Interesting isn't always enjoyable, but... I get it. The answer to "where would you rather have been stuck" is always "none of them".

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You can say that again...

[they sigh]

[ashenvaliant]

Sadly, none of us were allowed to be picky.

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I suppose not, no...

[anyway, they make it out to the courtyard!]

[ashenvaliant]

[ the courtyard... ]

I feel like I always come here after trials. Not sure why, but-- [ he shrugs. ] Might as well stick with tradition.

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[they hum]

There are worse places to go after a trial.

[ashenvaliant]

Hiding away in my room isn’t always the best option. And… well, I don’t have the knowledge of meanings that someone like Mikazuki might have, but I quite like all the flowers around here.

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They are very pretty. [they tilt their head to one side, considering that for a moment or two.] Do you have a favorite flower?

[ashenvaliant]

I've never really thought about it, beyond aesthetics. Roses are quite classic, though. A bit difficult to work with given they're big and like to stab you, but I've never met someone who hates them.

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[they think about it...]

Do you know, I don't think I ever have, either?

[ashenvaliant]

I wonder if it’s because they’re so deeply entwined with love as a meaning. No one hates being told one way or another than someone who matters to them loves them too.

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[they think about that, too.]

...you may be right about that.

[ashenvaliant]

If it is that, then I don't think that's a bad reason.